Hugo Koblet

15 July 1951 Hugo Koblet’s epic solo ride at Tour de France

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Swiss cyclist Hugo Koblet during his epic solo ride in stage 11 at Tour de France 1951

The 11 stage of Tour de France 1951 was a 177 km long transitional stage between the Alps and the Pyrenees. Hugo Koblet, 6th in the general classification before the stage, escaped from the peloton together with French rider Louis Deprezwith 135 km to go.It just did not make sense for the rest of the … Read more

13 June 1950 Hugo Koblet becomes the first non-Italian Giro-winner

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Hugo Koblet, winner of Giro d'Italia 1950

Since the beginning its history in 1909, Giro d’Italia was always won byan Italian cyclist. It was the 33rd edition (between 24 May and 13 June 1950) that witnessed the first foreign success. Although the Swiss Hugo Koblet’s triumph was a bit of a surprise, because Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali and Fiorenzo Magni were considered … Read more

Tour de France 1951

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Tour de France 1951 Tourmalet Fausto Coppi Hugo Koblet,

The 38th Tour de France between 4th and 29th July 1951 was the first edition which visited the interior of France, most importantly the Massif Central and the Mont Ventoux.

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